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Alex Tarrant

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Alex is interest.co.nz's political journalist based in the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Wellington. He previously spent four years in London as a journalist and assistant editor at global financial newswire Mergermarket, which was part of the FT Group. Alex worked for interest.co.nz between 2008 and 2012, returning at the start of 2017.

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Articles by Alex Tarrant

Economists look through OCR for RBNZ's govt-impact views

6 Nov 17, 7:41am

Economists expect OCR to stay on hold on Thursday, start to get excited about RBNZ views on new govt policy and implications for growth and inflation ahead of new employment target and new Governor
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New National line-up; 'Time for Smith to move on'

2 Nov 17, 2:40pm

National MP Michael Woodhouse the new opposition spokesman on housing and social housing portfolios, Nick Smith gets forestry and aquaculture
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Value uplift tax in Goff’s sights

2 Nov 17, 12:26pm

Auckland Mayor Goff keen on value uplift tax to help pay infrastructure costs, but is sometime off; Discusses light rail funding split, regional fuel tax with PM Ardern
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'Nobody building affordable housing in Auckland'

2 Nov 17, 9:21am

Nobody is building affordable housing in Auckland, Mayor Goff says; Welcomes new Labour govt's KiwiBuild, says could save Special Housing Areas which didn't deliver; Ardern notes house price fall, but that average price is still above $1m
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Unemployment rate at 9-year low

1 Nov 17, 10:55am

Unemployment rate falls to 4.6%, lowest since late-2008, Stats NZ says; Construction jobs up 10% from a year ago; Wages boosted by govt pay equity deal
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'Foreign speculators will no longer be able to buy NZ houses'

31 Oct 17, 4:24pm

New government to amend Overseas Investment Act to classify residential housing as 'sensitive' to block non-residents and non-citizens from buying existing residential dwellings
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Cabinet to discuss foreign house buyer ban

31 Oct 17, 1:19pm

Cabinet set to discuss mechanisms for foreign house buyer ban, Ardern says; Parker hits out at previous National government over advice on ability to impose stamp duty on foreigners under Korean FTA
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Judge Labour on how it lifts productivity - Robertson

30 Oct 17, 12:16pm

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Robertson asks to be judged on how Labour govt lifts productivity; Says foreign investment still welcome, just not in existing houses; Is 'realistic' about RBNZ's ability to effect full employment
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Labour to be "careful" with housing policies

30 Oct 17, 10:56am

Labour to be careful with how it manages housing supply and demand policies, new Finance Minister Robertson says; Ardern & Parker not keen on stamp duty, looking at ways to block non-resident foreign house buyers
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Greens' nitrates levy off the table; But is there still a clash to come?

29 Oct 17, 7:38am

Green Party's Shaw reveals leached nitrate levy policy is off the table - for the time being; Alex Tarrant reviews the government parties' climate change mitigation stances and wonder whether there'll be a future clash on the means to the end?
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First home buyers' share jumps

27 Oct 17, 3:15pm

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First home buyers' share of property purchases has jumped to its highest in a decade, Corelogic says; Nationwide gross rental yield at equal record low during last 20 years
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Labour's demand-side housing policies are GO

27 Oct 17, 8:20am

Labour confirms demand-side housing policies are all go, despite no mention in coalition agreement with NZ First; Super Fund set to keep being taxed, even though Peters raised a fuss over election period
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Labour's house buying ban already being worked on

26 Oct 17, 2:29pm

Labour's non-resident foreigner house buying ban already being worked on, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says; Mini-Budget with parts of Labour's 100-day plan might be on its way
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Insert popular music pun here

25 Oct 17, 4:13pm

National Party loses Eminem copyright case; Ordered to pay $600k plus interest, says has already started proceedings against the suppliers & licensors of the track they used for 2014 election campaign
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Ardern announces Cabinet positions

25 Oct 17, 12:54pm

Ardern announces Cabinet positions: Robertson gets Finance, Twyford housing, urban development and transport; Jones, Shaw and Parker get Assoc. Finance
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Housing market could keep cooling, a bit – Ardern

21 Oct 17, 10:16am

Cooling housing market could continue as Labour seeks to ramp up KiwiBuild, reduce demand pressure, Ardern says; Maintains goal is for existing values not to drop, though
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Peters said to advocate for the regions over full Labour climate policy

20 Oct 17, 5:15pm

Labour-led govt will bring in Zero Carbon Act, Climate Commission and have an all-sectors, all gasses pricing scheme; Ardern says Peters agrees on outcome, advocated strongly for the regions, which will show through in policies
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Greens reveal policy areas

20 Oct 17, 2:03pm

Greens tout policy areas including on climate change, welfare, cannabis reform, drug and alcohol addiction and mental health
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'National will be strong Opposition'

20 Oct 17, 12:12am

National will regroup and be strong Opposition, English and Bennett say; English says decision on his position to be made over the next few weeks, congratulates Ardern and wishes the new government well
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Ardern PM as NZ First, Greens go with Labour

19 Oct 17, 7:04pm

Peters says NZ First will go into coalition with the Labour Party to turn around New Zealand capitalism in the face of economic slump which is already here: Arden says 'it's an exciting day'
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